venator //In the first world war, the priests on both sides told the soldiers that God was on their side.
I can't see how Christians get their heads round that - can anyone explain, please? //
God was on both sides. Nothing He like better than a good stoush with lots of death. (Though He is very partial to the smell of burning flesh.)
God everyone wants to battle as though they are doing His work. Of course they are doing His work. God's solution to everything is to kill someone and make them suffer terribly.
We should not be surprised that while people continue to include ancient Arab war gods in their solutions to conflict we will continue to live on a violent planet.